The Sequoia Lives on Cooke JoannaPevná vazba
The Sequoia Lives on Cooke JoannaPevná vazba This book shares the life story of the giant sequoia, casting light on natural questions: How does this tree grow so big? This ancient and tremendous…
Specifikacia The Sequoia Lives on Cooke JoannaPevná vazba
The Sequoia Lives on Cooke JoannaPevná vazba
This book shares the life story of the giant sequoia, casting light on natural questions: How does this tree grow so big? This ancient and tremendous species grows naturally only on the western slopes of California's Sierra Nevada. How does it live so long?From tiny seed to world's largest tree, the giant sequoia is a living wonder of nature.
The oldest sequoias have lived as long as forty human lifetimes. Each sequoia begins life as a seed no larger than an oatmeal flake--yet can grow as tall as three blue whales stacked chin to tale. The largest are so enormous, twenty children holding hands can't wrap their arms around the trunks!
In evocative text and vibrant paintings, The Sequoia Lives On reveals all of this fascinating information and more. An extensive author's note completes the portrait for young readers, inviting them to become the next